History of Food

On the eleventh day of Christmas we discuss what would have been served at a Christmas feast during the reign of Richard III
An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the...

On the fourth day of Christmas Claire Ridgway joins us to discussthe festive tradition of marchpane and marzipan.
Marchpane by Claire Ridgway
Marzipan, along with turrón, is one of the sweets sold traditional...

Austerity was not necessarily on the menu when it came to royal dining during Lent, even if meat was off limits. 'Fish days' were observed throughout the year on Fridays and Saturdays, and Wednesdays in some qu...

After Cardinal Wolsey gave Hampton Court Palace to Henry VIII, Henry's first improvement was to expand the palace kitchens. They were made up of fifty-five rooms and staffed by 200 people who provided 600 meals...

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